Government

2. the person in charge of a meeting.
5. another name for question period.
7. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out business.
10. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
11. the specific geographic area in Canada that a M.P. represents in the house of Commons.
13. the council that manages business of a municipality that is led by a mayor.
14. someone who speaks for you.
15. another word for constituency or electoral district.
16. a person appointed by the monarch, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
19. a large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
21. a daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues.
23. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
25. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada.
26. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both selected to study a specific subject or bill.
27. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
28. a university student who works for the Senate or the house of Commons by carrying messages or documents to the Chamber during sittings.

1. another name for the House of Commons.
3. the political party that forms the government because more of it members were elected to the House of Commons than from any other party.
4. a proposed law to be considered by Parliament.
6. all political parties and independent members who do not belong to the governing party.
8. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
9. to change or improve something such as a law or Act of Parliament.
11. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal parliament.
12. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
17. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
18. a king or a queen of a country.
20. the leader of the party in power and the Head of Government.
22. bills that are passed by Parliament.
24. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators, M.P, and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
26. one of two large rooms in the Center Block of the Parliament Building.